Rest Week

Memorial Day weekend is here. What a great time to have a rest week. After last week's heavy volume it was real easy to sleep in a few extra days this week and only have one hour of training. By Thursday I was feeling pretty edgy and felt like just throwing on my shoes and going for a long run. But I understand the value of rest so I just focused on the Pilates class that day and got the most out of it. There are a few options from VQ this weekend for long rides. They're heading up to Lake Geneva and back on a 100 mile fully sagged ride. Right now that still seems out of reach for me. 50-70 miles is doable as long as my back doesn't flare up. I'll probably join the shorter group ride on Sunday and use the rest of the weekend for all those chores that quickly pile up when you're training for 10-14 hours a week… and trying to sleep the rest. Things will begin to really ramp up as June arives. Next weekend is the second VQ hosted Ironman WI preview ride. It can't get much worse than last time so I'm looking forward to it. Then comes the Rockman Half, Horrible Hilly Hundred, Big Foot OLY, and the Wisconsin Brick Adventure (WIBA) with VQ and Team EVOTRI. Those are some big weekends all stacked in a row. So I'll be sure to enjoy what is left of this rest week.